A bombshell dropped onto Honolulu docks in 1933 -- by ominous coincidence, on 7 December. It was merely a crate of Japanese pulp fiction titled Account of the Future US-Japan War. Unlike other popular war fiction of the day, this riveting techno-thriller was written by a Japanese naval commander with forewords by two prominent admirals of the imperial navy. The book gave readers a foretaste of the strategy, tactics, and weaponry of the next world war. Author Kyosuke Fukunaga's dramatic tale foretold the roles of naval air power, submarines, radio communications, intelligence, civil affairs,...
A bombshell dropped onto Honolulu docks in 1933 -- by ominous coincidence, on 7 December. It was merely a crate of Japanese pulp fiction titled Accoun...